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Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes

Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes. By Gregg Mitman. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2007. xv + 312 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. Cloth $30.00. In this groundbreaking work, Mitman explores how the ecology of disease is a force of human and natural history that leaves its mark not only on the landscape, but also on the human body. The story of "hay fever" is also the story of the development of nature tourism, urban planning, and the postwar pharmaceutical boom. Americans seeking relief have changed where they live, what they build their homes with, what they buy, what activities they participate in, and even the chemistry of their own bodies.

Call for Artists : Breathing Colours Art Gallery

Breathing Colours is a new art gallery based in in Balmain Sydney. Having opened their doors in April 2008, they are now seeking applications for their 2008 program. Group and Solo shows are available, artists working in varied media are welcome.

BBC BREATHING SCULPTURES AND MEMORIAL POEM

That this House notes with approval the BBC commission by former Westminster political correspondent James Fenton of the poem Memorial remembering the bravery and self-sacrifice made by news journalists and their crews and of the sculpture Breathing by Jaume Plensa dedicated to news journalists killed on location; commends the work of www.newssafety.com and the International News Safety Institute dedicated to the safety of journalists and media staff; remembers that at least 200 media deaths have been recorded from the eye of Ahmed Hadi Naji, in Iraq and Lan Chengzhang in China in January 2007 to Nasteh Dahir Farah in Somalia and Abdul Samad Rohani in Afghanistan and commends UN Security General Dan Ki-Moon for attending the inauguration on 16th June 2008.

Exhaling For Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System

Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that make you sweat? Or maybe make your breathing a little more animated?

NASA Tests Lunar Breathing System

The U.S. space agency says one of the first tests involving human subjects in support of its return-to-the-moon Orion Project has been completed.

NASA tests lunar breathing system

The U.S. space agency says one of the first tests involving human subjects in support of its return-to-the-moon Orion Project has been completed.

NASA to visit "living, breathing star for the first time"

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Exhaling for Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System

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Man operates on his own throat with steak knife

A man who was suffering breathing difficulties took medical matters into his own hands in a rather extreme way – by performing a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife.

Follow Martin's example - Cork

Dominic Cork saluted the example set by Lancashire stalwart Peter Martin after breathing new life into the Championship game against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford.

Elliott gets debut but weather could intervene

ONE-DAY DEBUT: Three months after the shock of his test debut, Grant Elliott is breathing a lot easier at the thought of donning New Zealand colours in the second one-day cricket international at Edgbaston.

Scientific efforts to solve a physical mystery

Through centuries of practice, many different schools of Chinese mind and body exercises such as qigong - breathing exercises - and taichi have proven to help improve health and even possess some healing powers.

Russian painter dedicates year of his life to creating icon for Orthodox church

FRESNO, Calif., High above the pews at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Fresno, Calif., a Russian painter is breathing new life into the church's sanctuary, creating inspiring images of Jesus, prophets, evangelists and angels on the ceiling and arched walls.

Robotic Surgery Improves Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

A new surgical procedure which uses robotic surgery offers improved accuracy for surgeons, reduced post-operative pain for patients, and lessens the scarring, breathing problems, and damage to speech associated with treating head and neck cancers.

NASA plans to visit the sun by 2015

For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there. “We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time,” program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters was quoted as saying by Physorg.com.

NASA Plans Probe to the Sun

FudRucker writes "For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there. 'We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time,' says program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters. 'This is an unexplored region of the solar system and the possibilities for discovery are off the charts.'"

New from WowWee: the most sophisticated robot toys yet!

In recent years, toy robots have become popular playthings for kids and kids-at-heart alike. Thanks to recent developments in robotics and computer technology, they are almost like having a living, breathing pet (albeit it a slightly deranged one). WowWee is one of the leading manufacturers of robot-centric toys, with something to suit all tastes and ages. Its new generation of mechanical companions includes innovative creations that walk, talk, crawl, fly and, err, purr. For an inside look at some of the latest models off the robot assembly line, check out the following slideshow. The Tri-Bot is the latest member of WowWee’s popular Robosapien series of robotic companions. Like its stable mate, Mr Personality, the Tri-Bot has been designed with fun and charisma in mind.

Learning to Breathe Mars Air (Video)

Talk about dedication! Volunteers in Russia are testing the ability of humans to breathe argon-enriched air, as part of a research program that simulates a manned trip to Mars. Researchers want to know if humans can survive breathing air similar to that found on Mars. Of the experiment one Russian scientist said, "Our experiments show that argon combined with the right portion of oxygen is safe for humans. I tested it on myself and I'm OK, and volunteers are also doing fine." Somehow, I'm not convinced about the rationale and safety of this test. This is preliminary research for the Russian Mars 500 project, which will simulate a manned Mars mission next year.

Pfizer, Ranbaxy settle Lipitor Patent dispute - Update2

(RTTNews) - Drug maker Pfizer Inc. (PFE) said Wednesday that it has agreed to settle substantially all patent litigations that involve its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor with Indian generics manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RBXLF.PK). The agreement would provide Pfizer with breathing space to develop newer drugs and would delay the entry of a generic version of Lipitor into the U.S. market by another twenty months, as Ranbaxy will have a license to sell generic versions of Lipitor and Caduet in the U.S. only effective November 30, 2011. Following the announcement, Pfizer's stock is currently up more than 2% in the regular trading session.

Europe Insight: Best of the Blog

Noël Forgeard has had a nightmarish week. On May 30, French authorities formally charged the former Airbus boss with insider trading, after holding him in custody for two days of questioning – interrupted by a night in the hospital to treat breathing problems that his lawyer attributed to Forgeard’s being “overwhelmed� by the situation.

Volunteers Sweat for NASA

For three weeks, 23 volunteers spent time helping NASA test a new life support system for the spacecraft that will replace the shuttle. Five volunteers at a time would squeeze into a special room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours. Sweating and heavy breathing was encouraged, as scientists at Johnson Space Center wanted to measure the amount of moisture and carbon dioxide absorbed by a new system designed to control carbon dioxide and humidity inside a crew capsule in order to make air breathable and living space more comfortable. The tests took place from April 14 to May 1 of this year and are some of the first to use human subjects in support of NASA's Orion crew capsule, Altair lunar lander and lunar rovers.

NASA X-43 - (Hyper-X) Hypersonic Aircraft, USA

NASA's X-43A or Hyper-X air vehicle achieved a record-breaking speed of close to Mach 10 (12,000km/hr or 7,000mph) in a test flight in November 2004, which was the culmination of a three-flight test program. Hyper-X is an experimental hypersonic flight research program managed by the NASA Langley Center at Hampton, Virginia. The purpose of the program is to develop a hypersonic air vehicle powered by an air-breathing engine. Hypersonic speed is defined as speed above Mach 5 or above five times the speed of sound.

Guide to DIY Wiretapping

Geeks are Sexy writes "ITSecurity.com has a nice piece this week on how wiretapping works and how you can protect yourself from people who wants to snoop into your life. From the article 'Even if you aren't involved in a criminal case or illegal operation, it's incredibly easy to set up a wiretap or surveillance system on any type of phone. Don't be surprised to learn that virtually anyone could be spying on you for any reason.'" Maybe I'm on the wrong track here, but I guess I assumed that wiretapping now happened in secret rooms at the telco, and not by affixing something physically to a wire in your home, but I'll definitely be aware next time I hear a stranger breathing next time I'm stuck on hold.

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